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Picture Puzzle Piece

Picture Puzzle Piece

One picture puzzle piece

Lyin' on the sidewalk,

One picture puzzle piece

Soakin' in the rain.

It might be a button of blue

On the coat of the woman

Who lived in a shoe.

It might be a magical bean,

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It's Dark In Here

It's Dark In Here

I am writing these poems

From inside a lion,

And it's rather dark in here.

So please excuse the handwriting

Which may not be too clear.

But this afternoon by the lion's cage

I'm afraid I got too near.

And I'm writing these lines

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Toplesstown

Toplesstown

It all started out at Rosalie's Good Eats Cafe

Everybody sittin', eatin' eggs and grits, chattin' in the usual way

Lucy pourin' the coffee and dishin' out the eats

Wearin' one of them flimsy, frilly white blouses with nothin' underneath.

Then--a spark flies out of Judge McCory's cigar

Lands on Lucy--and sets her blouse on fire

Just a whoosh--and she's minus the top of her dress

Well, if you read that evenin's Banner, you know the rest--

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Dreadful

Dreadful

Someone ate the baby.

It's rather sad to say.

Someone ate the baby

So she won't be out to play.

We'll never hear her whiney cry

Or have to feel if she is dry.

We'll never hear her asking "Why?"

Someone ate the baby.

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Sick

Sick

Sick "I cannot go to school today,"

Said little Peggy Ann McKay.

"I have the measles and the mumps,

A gash, a rash and purple bumps.

My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,

I'm going blind in my right eye.

My tonsils are as big as rocks,

I've counted sixteen chicken pox

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Snowball

Snowball

I made myself a snowball

As perfect as could be.

I thought I'd keep it as a pet

And let it sleep with me.

I made it some pajamas

And a pillow for its head.

Then last night it ran away,

But first it wet the bed.

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Hug O'War

Hug O'War

I will not play at tug o' war.

I'd rather play at hug o' war,

Where everyone hugs

Instead of tugs,

Where everyone giggles

And rolls on the rug,

Where everyone kisses,

And everyone grins,

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The Little Boy And The Old Man

The Little Boy And The Old Man

Said the little boy, "Sometimes I drop my spoon."

Said the old man, "I do that too."

The little boy whispered, "I wet my pants."

"I do that too," laughed the little old man.

Said the little boy, "I often cry."

The old man nodded, "So do I."

"But worst of all," said the boy, "it seems

Grown-ups don't pay attention to me."

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Tryin' On Clothes

Tryin' On Clothes

I tried on the farmer's hat,

Didn't fit…

A little too small — just a bit

Too floppy.

Couldn't get used to it,

Took it off.

I tried on the dancer's shoes,

A little too loose.

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Point Of View

Point Of View

Thanksgiving dinner's sad and thankless

Christmas dinner's dark and blue

When you stop and try to see it

From the turkey's point of view.

Sunday dinner isn't sunny

Easter feasts are just bad luck

When you see it from the viewpoint

Of a chicken or a duck.

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Cloony The Clown

Cloony The Clown

I'll tell you the story of Cloony the Clown

Who worked in a circus that came through town.

His shoes were too big and his hat was too small,

But he just wasn't, just wasn't funny at all.

He had a trombone to play loud silly tunes,

He had a green dog and a thousand balloons.

He was floppy and sloppy and skinny and tall,

But he just wasn't, just wasn't funny at all.

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Stupid Pencil Maker

Stupid Pencil Maker

Some dummy built this pencil wrong,

The eraser's down here where the point belongs,

And the point's at the top - so it's no good to me,

It's amazing how stupid some people can be.

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